In his dystopian novel‚ 1984‚ George Orwell portrays a society under a harsh totalitarian regime. The protagonist Winston is an unlikely hero because of his fatalistic nature and the subtlety of his rebellion. He risks exposing himself by daring to act on his own sense of individuality. The paradox of hope´s presence in a dystopia highlights the little optimism in the novel. Hope is generated by characters who are able to recognize the wrong in society that others seem oblivious to‚ and resist‚ even
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Americans express commitment to valued causes through rebellious acts and being against the rules. In the novel 1984 Winston Smith‚ the main character‚ goes against the rules and is rebellious. All the rules that Winston goes against leads to committing crimes and puts him at risk of being arrested or being killed by the people in the Party. Winston is not the only one who commits crimes in Airstrip One‚ the entire society commits crimes. This impacts societal change physically and mentally because
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Reality television has been around far longer than many give it credit. Many viewers forget about the very first reality television shows such as Big Brother‚ Survivor‚ and non-trashy versions of The Bachelor that displayed things such as alliance‚ friendship‚ and character development through the praises of its audience. Although newer shows have been accused of growing "trashier"; I feel that this change is actually only in response to the demand of its audience. Show popularity drops when the
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However‚ Oceania is depicted as a country where the people are deprived of freedoms such as freedom of thought‚ freedom of speech‚ and the freedom of expression. Orwell describes Oceania as a cold‚ bleak‚ war torn country where the inhabitants are kept under surveillance 24/7‚ and left without the many freedoms that we take for granted. Winston‚ the protagonist of the story is always trying to suppress his inner thoughts that may conflict the the ideology of the party. At the beginning of the
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Telescreens distribute constant propaganda to every citizen‚ even at home. A new language is invented‚ through which one can’t express any disobedient opinions or thoughts. Even the mind is supposed to be free from thoughts that go against the values of Big Brother and breaking this rule lead to cruel ”reeducation”. This illustrates how powerful this control can be.
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In George Orewell’s “1984”‚ Winston Smith‚ is a character who unwittingly ends up challenging those in power -- that is‚ those who abuse their power to brainwash the populace to believe that the ills of society have been eliminated. Ideally‚ in a heroic story‚ those who challenge the establishment should be wise‚ confident‚ brave‚ physically strong‚ with a type of charisma that inspires followers. The anti-hero‚ however‚ at best demonstrates a few underdeveloped traits‚ at worst‚ is totally inept
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Point of View: 1984 is told through third person limited. In the beginning of the novel‚ the audience sees Oceania and the Party through Winston’s eyes. We are able to keenly feel his sense of isolation and misery‚ as a result of this narrative technique the audience is able to relate with Winston and root for him. However‚ by using third person we are more distanced from Winston than we would be a first person narrator. This creates the feeling of watching someone else‚ who we see ourselves in
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When people talk about government snooping or spying on Americans the big thing they really have a problem with is the Patriot Act. What this act did was give sweeping surveillance and domestic gathering powers to law enforcement in the name of fighting terrorism. I wonder if you take a poll between the people who have suffered through a terror attack and the people who have not‚ how much of a difference in opinion there would be. The debate has heated up over the last few months thanks to an individual
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The totalitarian government of Oceania relates to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial adm requires complete subservience to the state. George Orwell’s 1984 describes the life of Winston Smith who is ruled by the dictatorial government of Oceania. The government enforces an oppressive and unrestricted rule on the people by controlling their emotions‚ actions‚ and essentially their lives. Winston was pulled in conflicting directions between his strict allegiance to the Party
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starting to come alive‚ this however simply is not the case. The Australian government’s decision to push Metadata retention laws is taking an Orwellian tone‚ this hopefully does not mean that Australia will become Oceania‚ and Tony Abbott will not become Big
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